In this post we’ll look at some of the differences between Christ’s First and Second Coming.
- At His First Coming Jesus came to die. At His Second Coming Jesus comes to reign.
- At His First Coming Jesus came to be humiliated (by dying a criminal’s death on the cross). At His Second Coming Jesus comes to be exalted (by reigning as King of Kings).
- At His First Coming Jesus came to be killed. At His Second Coming Jesus comes to kill (Revelation 19:11-16 speaks of the future time where Jesus returns at the end of the Tribulation to kill his enemies in the battle of Armageddon). I realize this sounds strange, but this is the biblical record.
- At His First Coming Jesus came to served. At His Second Coming Jesus comes to be served.
- At His First Coming Jesus came to offer grace. At His Second Coming Jesus comes to demand justice. In other words, at His First Coming Jesus came to seek and to save. At His Second Coming Jesus comes to search and destroy.